I'm not sure, but I think the step son, Arthur Pulley was born out of wedlock. I think his mother Mary was originally a Pulley. Thanks for looking this up for me Dale. Ginger Dale Marr <marrdye@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I'm sorry, but are there typos in this census? It looks as if the wife is only 4 years old at the birth of her first child. Also the marriage record seems odd, as it is after all the children are born. Nope, no typos. Mary was married to someone named Pulley first, and the step-son, Arthur Pulley, is her son from that marriage. Then Mary married James Smith in 1899 or 1900. (The census showed they'd been married "1 year," but that could be anywhere from a few months to over a year. I think that's probably their marriage record I found in Sharp Co. in 1900. James Smith was also married before, and all the Smith kids are his from his previous marriage(s). None of the children listed belong to both of them. At least that's how I interpret it. > 1900 Fulton Co., AR -- Afton Twp. -- 15 Jun 1900 -- p. 192 > > Smith, James 50 Mar 1850 MO KY IL Head md. 1 yr. > Mary 27 Jan 1873 AR TN TN Wife 1 ch./1 liv. > Edmond 22 Nov 1877 AR MO AR Son > Bert(?) A. 14 Jan 1886 AR MO AR Son > Dewonda 12 Dec 1887 AR MO AR Daughter > Emma 10 Apr 1890 AR MO AR Daughter > Jennie M. 7 May 1893 AR MO AR Daughter > Esther M. 2 Oct 1897 AR MO AR Daughter >Pulley, Arthur 10 Jan 1890 AR AR AR Step-son ==== ARFULTON Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.
> I'm not sure, but I think the step son, Arthur Pulley was born out of wedlock. I think his mother Mary was originally a Pulley. Well, I suppose that's another possibility. :-) There are three RootsWeb trees that show her as the daughter of William Henry Pulley and Emily Casinda Gooden.